Prapatti, Pra-patti: 7 definitions
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In Hinduism
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
Source: Shodhganga: Siva Gita A Critical StudyPrapatti (प्रपत्ति) refers to “throwing oneself down”.—Bhakti, total, unconditional submission to God, often coupled with an attitude of helplessness and self-effacement.
Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts1) Prapatti (प्रपत्ति) refers to a “total dependence on a means of action offered to God”, as discussed in chapter 1 of the Bhāradvājasaṃhitā (printed text, 1922 Calcutta edition): a short Pāñcarātra text containing 400 Sanskrit verses in four chapters outlining and eulogizing the behavior of a pious Śrī-vaiṣṇava devotee.—Description of the first chapter: [...] Bharadvāja defines “prapatti” as a total dependence on a means of action offered to God knowing that the desired object can be attained in no other way (7-11). Any person at any time and place, regardless of his profession or caste, may offer himself to God—so long as he does so with faith, resolve, confidence, petitioning, helplessness and surrender. The effect of offering oneself in this way is certain—no matter who the prapanna is ( 12-20 ).
There are three kinds of prapatti—
- one being the display of the external symbols of branding, being under a guru, serving God, etc.;
- a second being the continued confession of a mantra as directed by a Guru; and
- the third being a combination of the foregoing two plus a mental surrendering to God.
Within each of these three types there are sub-types as well ; but all must be done with the help of a guru. Even the halt, the lame, the dumb, the deaf, the fool—anyone can do prapatti with the help of a Guru so long as he has faith (21-38). The qualities of the Ācārya are listed, as are the qualifications of a Śiṣya, with remarks indicating that the prapatti-sacrament must be administered in a certain way by a special interpretation of the eight-syllable mantra (39-70).
2) Prapatti (प्रपत्ति) refers to “surrender”, as discussed in the thirty-seventh chapter of the Ahirbudhnyasaṃhitā, a Pāñcarātra work in 60 chapters dealing with topics such as Viṣṇu’s discus-power, the processes of creation and esoteric practices related to Sudarśana (such as mantras and yantras).—Description of the chapter [nyāsāparaparyāya-prapatti-nirūpaṇa]: [...] Nārada says that he would now like to know about “nyāsa” as a discipline, and Ahirbudhnya tells him that whosoever would surrender to the Lord must manifest six qualities—namely: an intense hope that prapatti will be successful, an abandonment of undesirable practices, a deep conviction that God will indeed save one, a sincere petition to Him as Protector, a surrender of oneself, and an admission of ones helplessness (28-29). Who does this “nyāsa” completely and successfully need not do the other things like going on pilgrimages, undertaking vratas, presenting dāna-gifts, etc. ( 22 57).
Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa (p)Prapatti (प्रपत्ति) refers to “self-surrender”, as taught by the Pāñcarātra division of the Vaiṣṇava Āgamas.—The Āgamas reiterate that it is the basic duty of man to be kind and hospitable to all beings. They have successfully erased the archaic view that God was the prerogative of the intelligentsia. They declare that He is everywhere and in every being, and has given the common man, the two easy and simple means of bhakti (devotion) and prapatti (self-surrender) to God to relieve him from the pressures of life and death and lead him to mokṣa or deliverance.
Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrapatti (प्रपत्ति):—[=pra-patti] [from pra-pad] f. pious resignation or devotion, [Śāṇḍ.]
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryPrapatti (प्रपत्ति):—(nf) exclusive devotion, single-mindedness.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPrapatti (ಪ್ರಪತ್ತಿ):—
1) [noun] a taking shelter or refuge.
2) [noun] a pious resignation or devotion.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Prapattimarga, Prapattiparishilana, Prapattiratna.
Full-text (+13): Prapattiparishilana, Bhashyakaraprapatti, Shriranganathaprapatti, Sampatkumaraprapatti, Bharadvajasamhita, Prapattimarga, Prapannatva, Rahasyatrayasara, Prapattyupadhitvanishedha, Pirapatti, Meghanadarisuri, Meghanadari, Caramamantra, Mumukshupayasamgraha, Nikshepa, Acaryabhimana, Nyasaparaparyayaprapattinirupana, Bhakti, Moksha, Pranahuti.
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Search found 28 books and stories containing Prapatti, Pra-patti; (plurals include: Prapattis, pattis). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 3 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 19 - Prapatti Doctrine as expounded in Śrīvacana-bhūṣaṇa of Lokācārya < [Chapter XX - Philosophy of the Rāmānuja School of Thought]
Part 3 - Āḻvārs and Śrī-vaiṣṇavas on certain points of controversy in religious dogmas < [Chapter XVII - The Āḻvārs]
Part 5 - The Influence of the Āḻvārs on the followers of Rāmānuja < [Chapter XVIII - An Historical and Literary Survey of the Viśiṣṭādvaita School of Thought]
Siddhanta Sangraha of Sri Sailacharya (by E. Sowmya Narayanan)
Sankalpa Suryodaya of Venkatanatha (Critical Study) (by R. Laxmi)
The concept of Visnubhakti and Prapatti < [Chapter 5 - Philosophical doctrines]
Manuals of Shri-vaishnava Religion and Esotericism < [Chapter 1 - Date, life and works of Venkatanatha]
Commentaries by Venkatanatha < [Chapter 1 - Date, life and works of Venkatanatha]
Ramanuja’s Interpretation of the Bhagavad-gita (by Abani Sonowal)
Yoga-sutras (Ancient and Modern Interpretations) (by Makarand Gopal Newalkar)
Concept of mokṣa according to Dvaitādvaita Darśana < [Introduction]
Concept of Mokṣa according to Viśiṣṭādvaita Darśana < [Introduction]
Tiruvaymoli (Thiruvaimozhi): English translation (by S. Satyamurthi Ayyangar)
Introduction to Section 7.1 < [Section 1 - First Tiruvaymoli (Ul nilaviya)]
Pasuram 9.10.10 < [Section 10 - Tenth Tiruvaymoli (Malai nanni)]
Pasuram 1.3.5 < [Section 3 - Third Tiruvaymoli (Pattu utai Atiyavar)]
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